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January 10-16, 2014

Looking natural
is a pain
PARK HAN-NA
The Korea Herald
Seoul

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South Korean actress
recently returned
to the small screen
with a new weekend
drama after a two-year
hiatus. When the first
episode aired, discussion
immediately erupted
online about whether
she had plastic surgery.
Her agency denied the
accusation and said her
face was swollen because of
fatigue while filming.
One online user, however, retorted: “She could
say she didn’t go under

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the knife as fillers are not
counted as plastic surgery
these days.”
It’s not just celebrities.
On Mondays, office workers and students often
come back from the weekend with subtly changed
faces, which naturally
sparks suspicion.
Youn Choon-shik, a
dermatologist at Yemiwon Aesthetic Clinic in
Gangnam, southern Seoul,
defines the latest trend in
the Korean cosmetic surgery market as a preference
for “natural looks”.
“Patients now prefer natural looks rather than noticeable changes,” Youn said.
In a country where one
in five women has undergone cosmetic surgery,
according to the International Society of Aesthetic
Plastic Surgery, more peo-